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Uab Celebrates Forbes Ranking With Employee Appreciation Event, Brianna Hoge

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Maddox Elected As College/University Representative For American Association Of Teachers Of Spanish And Portuguese, Alicia Rohan

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Lim Named President Of Korean Criminology Society, Staff

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Cancer-Fighting Spinoff From Uab Grows Through Ipo, Clinical Trial And New Lab Space In Birmingham, Jeff Hansen

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Evidence That Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is The Most Successful In Treating Individuals With Scrupulosity Ocd, Sydney Christensen

Student Works

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been evident to be the most successful treatment in treating individuals struggling with Scrupulosity OCD. CBT focuses on training the cognitive part of our brain to differentiate the individual’s intrusive, obsessive thoughts and thoughts that are real. It helps the individual struggling with Scrupulosity OCD to be presented with factual information to provide evidence against their obsessive thoughts. In this paper, it will provide the information supporting that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the most successful in treating individuals with Scrupulosity OCD. The information provided shows that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is successful because it focuses more …

Supernatural Mission Experience In Logan, Utah, Olivia Baird

Individual Item Submissions

About Latter-day Saint missionaries who cast out evil spirits in Logan, Utah

Dining On Campus In 2021, Matt Parks

The Spectator Online

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Matt's Holiday Rom-Com Breakdown: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, Matt Parks

The Spectator Online

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Nfl On Thanksgiving: A Tradition, George Burquest

The Spectator Online

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Predictions For The Big Four Grammy Awards, Bill Smolskis

The Spectator Online

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Poke Your Friends: Tattoo Culture At Seattle University, Liam Lawless

The Spectator Online

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Avmr One Intervention Implementation, Seth Kaiser

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

There are a variety of ways to identify a student who may have a specific learning disability in math, or who is just struggling with math. Whether it is cognitive, social / behavioral, or physical characteristics, or through assessment, all these students have one common need, they need a strong intervention to improve their mathematical skills. This intervention should be one that is research-based and supports students who are struggling with math or have a math learning disability. AVMR uses a variety of evidence-based practices including explicit instruction, visual support, and formative assessment to act and adjust to students' needs. …

The Impact Of Inquiry-Based Professional Development On Educator Self-Efficacy, Kaia Grant

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

This 2021 study focuses on the impact of inquiry based professional development on educator self-efficacy. The study works to understand how practices like cognitive coaching and inquiry-based practices assist educators in developing self-efficacy related to their practice. Educators were given the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (Chen et al., 2001), before and after an observation process and were interviewed as a part of their post-observation. The research took place in a rural Minnesota school district with both primary and secondary education staff. The data and results that follow display both a consistent and increased level of self-efficacy as it pertains to …

Access To Justice For Refugees: How Legal Aid And Quality Of Counsel Impact Fairness And Efficiency In Canada’S Asylum System, Craig Damien Smith, Sean Rehaag, Trevor C. W. Farrow

Canadian Forum on Civil Justice

This report presents findings from a study exploring relationships between refugee legal aid, quality of counsel, the fairness and efficiency of asylum procedures, and access to justice for refugee claimants in Canada. Legal scholars, jurists and legal associations across Canada have recognized an access to justice “crisis”. The crisis extends to refugee claimants, and is exacerbated by unique vulnerabilities and barriers to justice. This report defines access to justice for refugee claimants in Canada as early and affordable access to high-quality legal representation to both prepare claims and appear before the Immigration and Refugee Board, without systemic or economic barriers; …

Eight Gwu Students Attend Fall Honors Conference, Claire Allen

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Led by Honors Program Director and Professor of biology Dr. Tom Jones, eight Gardner-Webb University students from the Honors Student Association recently attended the National Collegiate Honors Council’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Students presented Honors Thesis work, Summer Scholars research, and select special projects. Between presentations, they shared ideas about Gardner-Webb’s close ties to the surrounding community in an Idea Exchange.

Gardner-Webb Alpha Chi Inducts 40 New Members And Surprises Honorary Member, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

At the 49th annual induction ceremony, the Gardner-Webb University North Carolina Zeta Chapter of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society welcomed 40 new members and surprised GWU President Dr. William Downs with an honorary membership. The event was held on Nov. 14 in Blanton Auditorium.

Supernatural Stories And How We View Them, Lesa Munyan

Final Projects

A collection of memorates and Friend of a Friend supernatural narratives

The Folklore And Street Art Of Center Street, Alissa Christensen, Ashley Rookstool

Final Projects

This project looks at the folk art located on Center Street in Provo, Utah. Includes photographs of local graffiti and community exhibits

When I Grow Up: An Analysis Of Emerging Desire Of Belonging And Career Paths, Clara Welge

Final Projects

About the careers that people envisioned they would pursue as children and the careers that are currently pursuing as adults. This paper examines how folk groups influence individual career paths.

Identifying Sinorhizobium Meliloti Genes That Determine Fitness Outcomes, Alexander B. Benedict

Theses and Dissertations

The remarkable metabolic capacity of the soil-dwelling bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti is encoded on its three circular replicons: the chromosome and two large megaplasmids, pSymA and pSymB. Despite making up 45% of the genome, the pSymA and pSymB megaplasmids can be cured from S. meliloti. This unique attribute provides an opportunity to study the essentiality of chromosomal genes in the presence or absence of nearly half the genome. By interrogating chromosomal genes via massively parallel transposon insertion sequencing (Tn-seq) in the presence and absence of pSymA and pSymB, we identified 307 genes as being essential for viability regardless of the genomic …

The Lumberjack, December 08, 2021

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Barriers And Facilitators Of Nonprofit Community Involvement, Claire Galvin

School of Professional and Continuing Studies Nonprofit Studies Capstone Projects

Community-facing organizations have recently been critiqued for catering to donors instead of prioritizing community involvement. This lack of community engagement can lead to organizations not being as effective at the work they aim to do within these communities. Studies also show that organizations that have a more equal distribution of power engage more with their communities. This research project investigated how power distribution in Richmond- area nonprofits impacted the way that their communities were involved within their organizations. Findings from this study suggest that nonprofit fundraisers are more invested in creating community representation within their organization rather than cultivating a …

2021-December-08-Dr. Casey Balio Publishes Study In Health Affairs, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – A number of states found ways to expand Medicaid without increasing their administrative spending, according to the results of a 10-year study published last month in the journal Health Affairs.

Dr. Casey P. Balio of East Tennessee State University is the lead author of the study, which was selected for the November issue of Health Affairs that focuses on “Hospitals, ACA Marketplace & More.” Balio is a research assistant professor at the Center for Rural Health Research and the Department of Health Services Management and Policy in the ETSU College of Public Health.

At the time …

Caricom Caribbean’S Hrd 2030 Strategy: Inscribing The Neoliberal Imaginary Through Social Planning?, Nigel O.M. Brissett

Sustainability and Social Justice

The globalisation’s ‘knowledge economy’ has created a new set of human capital requirements. The guiding policy and planning document, The CARICOM Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy: Unlocking Caribbean Human Potential document, ‘serves as a roadmap for the CARICOM Caribbean’s responses to these human capital demands. I conduct a critical analysis of this document’s policy discourses to ascertain their core values and strategies, as well as their implications for the education and development of the CARICOM Caribbean. I find that the emergent discourses and ideas–neoliberal education reform and state-led social planning–provide a cautionary tale of the potential impact of educational change …

Homegrown Stl 4th Annual Regional Summit On The State Of Opportunities For Black Boys And Young Men: Closing The Health, Growth, And Opportunity Gaps, Sean Joe, Maribeth Clifton, Demeisha Carlton-Brown

Center for Social Development Research

Convened annually, HomeGrown StL’s annual regional summit brings together service providers, government officials, private-sector partners, and residents to strengthen, align, and accelerate local collective-impact strategies that support the health, development, and economic mobility of Black boys and young men in St. Louis City and in St. Louis County.

This report summarizes developments from the 4th Regional Summit on the State of Opportunities for Black Boys and Young Men: Closing the Healing, Growth, & Opportunity Gaps, which convened June 3, 2021. Priority Objectives and Key Results developed during the summit are described. In addition, the report details the progress of HomeGrown …

Sheltering Wings Inc. Business Plan, Josiah D. Barnes, John-Michael Daniel, Philip M. Dinius, Hayes R. Henagan, Corrie E. Kimbril, Schlitz M. Masheleni, Tucker J. Palen, Dr. William T. Crawford, Dr. Joel S. Dash, Dr. Doris K. Feltham, Mr. Michael J. Jelsing, Mrs. Jane B. Malcolm

Business Undergraduate Work

Sheltering Wings Inc. (SW) is a missions management nonprofit based out of Leasburg, Missouri, and registered under NAICS code 813110 – Nonprofit Religious Organization. Four core staff members run daily operations: David Thomas, Philip Matheny, Jade Becker, and John Blackmore. The organization generates revenues by retaining a percentage of the funds raised by missionaries; it provides tax benefits for missionaries' donors and provides missionaries with administrative services. The organization falls into the industries of nonprofits and religious organizations, which will grow 3–4% over the next four years. Missionaries and donors are the primary target markets of SW, though the organization …

Characterization Of Novel Adhesive For Use As Topical Hemostatic Agent, Mae H. Hubel, Nick Payne

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study

In this independent study, we explored the adhesive properties of a novel hydrogel, termed MusSeal, developed by Dr. Fuzhong Zhang in the context of sealing ruptured blood vessels during neurosurgery. The gel is made of synthesized hybrid mussel foot protein and polyacrylic acid (PAA). We developed a burst pressure testing apparatus to measure the pressure the gel could withstand while adhered to a patch of bovine aorta, the easiest substitute for human blood vessels. Varying compositions of the gel were tested under different application time periods to try and optimize the adhesion strength of the gel. Ultimately, it was found …

The Distributed Trust Model Applied To The Energy Grid Of Things, Narmada Sonali Fernando

Dissertations and Theses

Electric power system operators can manage distribution system utilization and usage by coordinating end customer usage of distributed energy resources. The end customers in this regard are Service Provisioning Customers, who provide their energy resources to a Grid Service Provider, which in turn dispatches large aggregations of distributed energy resources to provide reliable service to the power system. The security of this system relies upon information protection mechanisms, as described in IEEE 2030.5. However, in addition to preventive security measures, a monitoring function is required to ensure trustworthiness.

Trust models are a method to detect and respond to both expected …

Quantum Mechanics-Based Computational Chemistry Has Become A Powerful Partner In The Scientific Research Of Nitrogen-Rich Compounds, Paving The Way For Important Advances In Biochemical, Pharmacological And Other Related Fields, Dobrushe Denburg

Student Theses and Dissertations

The Computational Chemistry of Nitrogen-Rich Compounds; Insight into Pioneering Research

Nitrogen-rich functional groups have long been studied for their diversity; nitrogen can form single, double and triple bonds with itself, and will therefore exist in a very broad range of molecular arrangements. Poly-nitrogen compounds are highly energetic and electron rich, and many compounds display unique properties that allow participation in very specialized chemical reactions. Of import is their ubiquity in biological systems, and throughout the past century and currently, their biological relevance is deeply and widely explored in biochemistry and biomedicine, from their involvement in natural biological processes and complex …

Increasing Total Lipid Content In Pennycress ( Thlaspi Arvense L. ) Utilizing Crispr-Cas9 And Transgenic Approaches, Damiano Marchiafava

Theses and Dissertations

Thlaspi arvense (pennycress) is a member of the Brassicaceae family currently under development as an oilseed winter cash cover crop for the U.S. Midwest. Planted in the fall at the time of corn or soybean harvest, pennycress establishes vegetative leaves before going dormant for the winter. Pennycress plants then flower in early spring and mature in mid May to early June in time for seed harvest followed by planting soybeans or corn. Hence, pennycress along with corn and soybeans can constitute e.g. a corn-pennycress-soybean rotation resulting in the production of three crops in two years. The winter annual life cycle …